Where does “cholecystokinase” come from?

cholecystokinase (English) comes from English kinase, from Ancient Greek κινέω, from Latin cilium, from Proto-Italic *keljom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel-yo-m, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

cholecystokinase (English): An enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of cholecystokinin

Definitions

  1. An enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of cholecystokinin

Ancestry of “cholecystokinase”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishkinaseAny of a group of enzymes that transfer phosphate...
2Ancient Greekκινέωto set in motion, move, remove; to inflect; to...
3Latinciliumeyelid; eyelash
4Proto-Italic*keljom—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-yo-m—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →